Thursday, November 1, 2012

What Happened to Sarah?

Sarah C. Graham (abt 1838 - after 1850), was the oldest daughter of Robert Graham and Ruth Smith. 

Sarah C. Greyham appears on the 1850 census in Jackson Parish, Louisiana as an 11 year old born in Mississippi.  This family is no doubt the same as Robert and Ruth Graham.  All the ages and birthplaces of every family member matches those in future censuses.


She may also be the under age 5 female associated with a Robert Graham on the 1840 census in Scott County, Mississippi.

Beyond these 2 records there is no hint as to what happened to Sarah C. Graham after 1850.   In 1860, Sarah would have been 21 years old; was she already married when the rest of the family moved from Jackson Parish to Rapides Parish, Louisiana in 1860, or perhaps she died sometime between 1850 and 1860? 

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